Thursday, December 31, 2015

Here's one of my Christmas cards so far. I stamped "Penguins Carry The Tree" onto hot press water colour paper with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I let the ink dry, then painted with Twinkling H2O's. I used Snow Tex (from Michael's) for the snow, then while it was still wet I added Twinklets Diamond Dust (crushed glass). Thanks for lookin!

Here is what the Christmas Pup stamp could look like, once it is all coloured up:

It comes with a sentiment and the paw print stamp too!

I drew a little Penguin Santa Claus image in black and white, and I would like to offer a digital copy of that image to you, free of charge, just to say "thank-you for supporting me and Whimsy Stamps throughout the year." I printed it, coloured it up with my Copic markers, and used it on a card, just to show you the possibilities:

If you wish to get in on the draw for Pup In Stockings rubber stamp, just add your name to the Inlinkz thingy at the bottom of this post.

If you would like your own copy of the digital line drawing of Penguin Santa Claus which you could download, print and colour, all you have to do is go to either the Whimsy Stamps and Inspiration page on Facebook, or, to my page on Facebook. It can be found HERE. You must join the page in order to grab it though! This freebie is a limited time offer and it will no longer be available after December 31, so don't miss it!
I will draw a name shortly after January 1st and announce the winner of the rubber stamp at that time, so come back and see if you've won!
If we aren't chatting before then,
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Now, go add your name by clicking on the blue link button below - no need to have a blog!

Monday, November 9, 2015

Thank you to all who played along, and for going through the hoops I asked you to jump through. Thank you for all the super kind compliments on my illustrations at Whimsy, you are being way too kind. It is surely a blessing to read your expressions of praise - you lifted me up and made me smile! Thanks ladies! Hopefully you'll be blessed also by the Newsletter and getting in on some exclusive deals at Whimsy too!

Renee Butchart and Lee Marshall, I'll need you to email me with your mailing address so that I can send you the prize you won.

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Happy First of November, Peeps! With the Christmas season fast approaching, I wanted to do a fun giveaway! I will send this rubber stamp entitled, "Christmas Bunnies In Stockings" (pictured below) to the first person Random.org chooses from the list (you must follow the rules of play to qualify)! Doesn't matter where you happen to live, I will mail it out to whomever gets chosen!

Then I have Random.org choose a second person who will receive this card that I made with the image:

TO BE ELIGIBLE AND TO GET YOUR NAMED ENTERED INTO THE LIST OF POTENTIAL WINNERS, just follow these simple instructions:

1. Go to my section of the online catalogue at Whimsy Stamps (where all my Whimsy images are organized in one place) right HERE.

2. Browse through my images and choose 3 images you like most.

3. Come back here and leave a comment below, and in that comment, type the name of your three favourite Crissy Armstrong images.

4. Go to the Whimsy Stamps homepage and subscribe to the Whimsy Newsletter! You just scroll down a bit til you see the button that lets you click on it to subscribe. Its a great idea because as a subscriber, you will be privy to exclusive deals at Whimsy!
5. Use the Inlinkz tool to get on the numbered list (you don't have to have a blog to do this) so that your name will be entered for the draw.

Be sure to follow ALL these instructions if you wish to be qualified for the draw! (your entry is disqualified if you don't do all five steps, so make sure please!)

This contest will run from today through til the 8th of November. I will use Random.org to pick the winners and announce them on Monday the 9th.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Hi Peeps! I wanted to showcase my latest rubber stamp images for Whimsy and give you an opportunity to get involved in the Hop currently taking place! As always, there are prizes to be won in the form of shopping vouchers at Whimsy Stamps, so if you wish to get involved, go the the Whimsy Blog where you will be able to find the instructions on how to enter your name in the draw. Click HERE to find out more! Happy hopping and happy shopping!!

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Who wants to save money on card making supplies? Who wants to get MORE for their craft dollar? Whimsy Stamps is launching a new product at the store - MONTHLY CARD KITS! Click HERE to check them out. The first two are Hallowe'en/Fall themed kits. The kits includes a rubber stamp, a Whimsy Shapeology metal die for die cutting, pre-stamped sentiments, card stock, designer paper AND embellishments! You save a TON of money by buying your supplies all in this one kit! This is practically giving the products away! If you were to purchase the die, the stamp and the designer paper separately, you would easily pay about 28.50. BUT in this kit, you will get all three of those products PLUS the added embellishments and pre-stamped sentiments AND PAY LESS FOR IT! The kit is only 23.99! So right off the top you save 4.51 AND you get the added papers and embellishments PLUS an instruction sheet to make your cards! Getting these kits is a no-brainer. You don't want to miss out, because there are a limited amount of kits and once they're gone, they're gone. Get them while you can - get them as gifts for your fellow card makers too! What an amazing new product! Way to go Whimsy Stamps!!Check out THIS VIDEO where Vicki demonstrates the first monthly card kits and shows you what you can make with it.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

There's a hop going on at Whimsy, with prizes, so don't miss out! Go to this LINK where you will see all the newly released stamp images in one place, AND, get your instructions to participate in the blog hop so that you can become eligible for the prizes they are offering!

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Just keeping you up to date with the latest images being released at Whimsy as of today. Get ready for Christmas now with some cute Christmas images! Here are the three I have contributed to the fresh line-up at Whimsy:

Monday, March 23, 2015

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Hope you enjoy these new rubber images I have available now at Whimsy! Here are the images fully coloured by Yours Truly so you can see the possibilities. I put links on the image titles so that you can go right to the catalogue for your order. :-) Don't miss out on the Blog Hop on now - one lucky randomly chosen commenter will win a 25$ gift certificate from Whimsy Stamps! The hop is on til noon (EST) on Friday Feb 13. So go get hopping and leave comments on all the blogs! To start the hop, go HERE.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Hi Peeps! Good news! Whimsy is making it easier for shoppers on their website! They are gradually changing their black and white image displays to coloured versions of each stamp. It will be easier for you to envision the possibilities when you see the way colour brings them to life. The colour is also a suggestion as well, so that you can either copy the same colours you see, or, use them as a jumping off point for your own colour decisions. I have just begun the task of colouring all 148 of my images for them, and I wanted to show you some of what I have so far. These are three of my newly released images found at Whimsy HERE.

There is also a blog hop going on right now, and if you get this message on time (before noon on Jan 16, EST) you still have a chance to do the hop and get yourself entered into the draw for prizes! Just go HERE to start hopping. Thanks for visiting today!

Ashley, Valerie and Janet May 2011

Nik and Alla (daughter-in-love)

Me and my Dad, Ray Gauvreau. RIP Dad xo

R.I.P Avro. I still miss you!

R.I.P. Spitfire. You are missed so much!

About Me

I love to draw and make cards and share those creations here. I also love to do video or still picture tutorials whenever I can.
Right now I am drawing illustrations for Whimsy Stamps which they sell as rubber stamp images, mostly to people who make hand made cards, but also to scrapbookers and other paper crafters. They have also re-opened their digital portion of the store, and so I also have a line of digital images with them. I work from home in lovely Canada where I live with my husband Mike. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour and I live to love Him. He is the Master Artist; all I have to do is look into my husband's eyes, or my kids faces to see some of His best work. I hope you have a pleasant visit here, and perhaps find some inspiration. Thanks for stopping by!